Comments on: China oversteps it on Rio & Kadeer

By: conrad

conrad — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:08:54 +0000

Perhaps they should start selling into the spot market far more as a protest. I imagine that would make supply a nightmare, especially if BHP did it too.

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Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:38:28 +0000

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By: Uncle Milton

Uncle Milton — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:25:07 +0000

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by Robert Doyle’s refusal to cave in to Chinese demands to not screen that film at the Melbourne Town Hall. Doyle has more character and backbone than I thought.

By: hc

hc — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:08:29 +0000

DD, I think the Chinese have gone so far out on a limb on this one that his future is grim. I hope I am wrong.

A deal will probably be done down the line – it is sad.

Apart from Hu the economic relation between Australia and China will be damaged for quite a while by this action. We all lose – Hu most of all.

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By: derrida derider

derrida derider — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:46:40 +0000

Yeah, they’re looking for foreigners to blame for their own stuffing of the negotiations. Not that there’s anything uniquely Chinese or authoritarian about that – the most impeccably democratic politicians (and electorates) will always grab at a chance to blame foreigners for their own bungling. Patriotism is the last refuge etc. The sole difference is that in democracies said politicians can’t tell the courts what to do.

Which thought doesn’t help Stephen Hu much. But as I said elsewhere, the last thing we should do is urge the Chinese to charge him – once he’s charged considerations of face will make sure he’s convicted and given a lengthy sentence. Much better to speak quietly and try to do a deal behind closed doors.